See how co-ops build a better Maine.Watch new videos and read profiles of cooperatives that are strengthening our communities and creating an equitable, prosperous economy.

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To preserve a community institution and a great place to work, business owner Susanne Ward is selling Rock City Roasters and Cafe to the people who helped build it—the employees—with the help of Cooperative Development Institute.

Maine’s challenges are well known, but our cooperative and employee owned businesses offer some beacons of hope. What are co-ops, how do they work, how do they improve our economy and communities, and what are the roadblocks to growth?

We can look to places where robust “cooperative ecosystems” have created some of the most prosperous, equitable and entrepreneurial economies in the world. What examples can we look to and what can we learn?

We can strengthen Maine’s economy and communities and be more competitive nationally and globally. We can build a more cooperative economy that fulfills the needs and aspirations of all Maine people. Where do we start?